Movies Like Gone to Waste

If you liked Gone to Waste (1988), a action and crime movie directed by Tahir Akhoon, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crime
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
2
Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.
3
Baadshah (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also action
A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
4
The Wild One (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another…
5
Welcome (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Two gangsters meet Rajiv, who belongs to a respectable family, and want to fix their sister's wedding with him. However, when Rajiv's uncle refuses to the match, a series of hilarious situations occur.
6
Ek Villain Returns (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
When a singer goes missing amid a serial killing spree, a cabbie and a businessman's son cross paths in a twisted tale where good and evil is blurred.
7
Hera Pheri (2000)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.
8
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
★ 7/10Also crime
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
9
They Live by Night (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
10
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
11
Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
12
Sholay (1975)
★ 7.1/10Also action
After his family is slain by notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.
13
Agneepath (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
14
Edge of the City (1957)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
15
Dhoom (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. ACP Jai Dixit is put in charge of the case and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer to help Jai nab them.
16
Awarapan (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crime
A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.
17
The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
18
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
19
Deewaar (1975)
★ 7.2/10Also action and crime
Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is sent to nab Vijay.
20
The Thinning: New World Order (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.